Hector Maclean (politician) explained

Hector Maclean (May 24, 1751 – 20 April 1812 at Halifax) was an English-born soldier, farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1799.^[1]

He was born at Golden Square, London. Maclean served as a lieutenant in the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) in the American Revolution, fighting in the Battle of Eutaw Springs (at which he kept a journal).^[2] He later settled in Nova Scotia after the regiment was disbanded. In 1789, he married Elinor Margaret Mowet. He received a grant of land in Douglas township in Hants County.^[3]

Notes and References

1. A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958); Currie, Mercer & Reid (Eds). Hector MacLean: The writings of a Loyalist-Era Military Settler in Nova Scotia. Gaspereau Press. 2015.
2. Currie, Mercer & Reid (Eds). Hector MacLean: The writings of a Loyalist-Era Military Settler in Nova Scotia. Gaspereau Press. 2015
3. A collection of Hector Maclean's letters, addressed to Murdoch Maclean or Maclaine (later Maclaine of Lochbuy)is held in the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh. Reference GD174/2154. These show the writer to be gifted in what he calls 'the scribbling business' and detail his life between 1779 and 1785. This is also a valuable resource for students of the history of Nova Scotia, but because the collection is a deposit, and remains uncatalogued, it has never been reported. The letters are humorous and poignant. There are family details, including references to his sister in Edinburgh. Hector Maclean had eight daughters and one son from his marriage to Eleanor Margaret Mowatt (16 December 1788).He died 20 April 1812 at Halifax NS.